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ART329 World Art

Course Description

This course approaches the fundamentals of visual and applied arts from a global perspective and provides an overview of non-Western art from ancient times to the present. Specific areas of focus are the art of South Asia and the Islamic World, East Asia, Pre-Columbian Central and South America, Native North America, Africa and Oceania. Students learn how to look at, appreciate, and critically think and write about art from the perspectives of a diversity of cultures and historical eras.

Learning Outcomes

Identify the artistic traditions of non-Western cultures around the world.

Explain the influence of religion on cultural expression in non-Western cultures.

Analyze fundamental concepts in the history of world art.

Evaluate cultural and historical issues through the lens of artistic expression as understood from a variety of global perspectives.

Analyze and critique works of world art on aesthetic and cultural grounds.

Analyze aesthetic values, power relationships, and diversity issues as they relate to the field of art history and criticism.

Apply knowledge of the specific artistic styles and modes of cultural expression exemplified in South and East Asian, Native North and South American, African, and Oceanic art.